African Orthodox priests Column One of the most important spiritual centers in Russia ☦️ A delegation of African Orthodox monks visited the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, one of Russia's most important Orthodox monasteries and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Patriarch of Africa of the Russian Orthodox Church. Located in Sergeev Posad near Moscow, the centuries-old monastery is a major center of Russian Orthodox Christianity. During the visit, the delegation met with consecrated relics, students of the Moscow Theological Academy and studied the monastery's collection of historical Christian art, the Patriarchate noted. In the immediate vicinity of @sputnik africa 🔸 Sputnik Africa.